Spontaneity: Does the Experience Match the Theory?

DAVID A. KIPPER

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Spontaneity

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Past writings on spontaneity contain unanswered questions about its definition, function, and meaning. To examine the open issues surrounding spontaneity, the author studied the congruency between actual experiences of trained psychodramatists and theoretical claims. Sixty-two psychodramatists responded to a survey that included questions about their experience with spontaneity and their feeling of being in a nonspontaneous state. From the results, the author determined that there was a good fit with some characteristics of spontaneity described in the theory but found theoretical confusion reflected in the respondents' reports of their actual experiences. The author concluded that the concept of spontaneity needs further clarification.

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